Earlville - Bayview Heights
Statistical area (SA2) · Includes Earlville and Bayview Heights
QLD · SA2 306021146 · Cairns - South (SA3) · Business statistics view
- Actively trading businesses
- 658
- Population (SA2 ERP)
- 8,723
- Per 1,000 residents
- 75.4
- Business growth YoY
- 2.7%
Whole SA2, not a single suburb
- Prior year businesses
- 641
- Change vs prior year
- +17
- Active ABNs (mapped)
- —
≠ currently trading
If you searched for a suburb, these numbers are for the whole statistical area (includes earlville and bayview heights), not a council suburb boundary. ABS publishes business and population counts at SA2, not suburb. Why SA2, not suburb?
Businesses by employment size
ABS CABEE employment size bands (data as at 2025-06-30)
| Employment size | Businesses | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Non-employing | 391 | 59.4% |
| 1–4 | 186 | 28.3% |
| 5–19 | 70 | 10.6% |
| 20–199 | 7 | 1.1% |
| 200+ | 0 | 0.0% |
Businesses by industry
ABS CABEE — ANZSIC division (data as at 2025-06-30)
All industries
| Industry | Businesses | Share | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 138 | 21.0% | 8.7% |
| Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services | 91 | 13.8% | -8.1% |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 10.6% | 27.3% |
| Professional, Scientific and Technical Services | 58 | 8.8% | -3.3% |
| Transport, Postal and Warehousing | 42 | 6.4% | -4.5% |
| Other Services | 39 | 5.9% | 2.6% |
| Administrative and Support Services | 38 | 5.8% | -9.5% |
| Retail Trade | 33 | 5.0% | -10.8% |
| Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing | 29 | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Financial and Insurance Services | 29 | 4.4% | 3.6% |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 26 | 4.0% | 4.0% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Education and Training | 11 | 1.7% | 10.0% |
| Information Media and Telecommunications | 9 | 1.4% | 12.5% |
| Arts and Recreation Services | 9 | 1.4% | 28.6% |
| Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services | 3 | 0.5% | — |
Fastest-growing industries
- Health Care and Social Assistance27.3%
- Construction8.7%
- Accommodation and Food Services4.0%
- Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing3.6%
- Financial and Insurance Services3.6%
Industries with more relative room
Under-indexed vs similar SA2s in QLD (density per 1,000). Use as a research starting point — not investment advice.
| Industry | Local /1,000 | vs peers | Businesses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Training | 1.3 | 0.72× | 11 |
| Manufacturing | 2.1 | 0.74× | 18 |